October 22, 1945 Mr. Charles Guthrie 400 W. Stafford Street Stafford, Kansas Dear Mr. Guthrie: I have your money order in the amount of $4.10 and am mailing my book, “Better Basketball" today. May I say again + I believe you will find this © book to be of use as I practice the same techniques in my varsity basketball coaching. | With all good wishes, I am Sincerely yours, . Director ef Physical Education, . Varsity Basketball Coach FOAs1n | October 16, 1945 Mr. Charles Guthrie 400 West Stafford Street. Stafford, Kansas | Dear Mr. Guthrie: I am answering vour good letter of Vetober 12. I am sending you information on my new text, "Better Basketball". The book sells for $4.00 with $.10 for postage. If you will send me a check or money order for $4.20 @niill be gled to autograph it for you and mail it at once. I am sure you will derive much benéfit as I use exactly the same thing in teaching my boys on the varsity squad. : I suggest that you write Lowe & Campbell Athletic Goods, 1509 Baltimore Avenue, Kansas City 8, Missouri. They have a _ book by Clark Shaguhnessey on the "Modern T#' Formation” for $3.00. They have another by John Da Drogsa which is an excellent book for $3.25. They will send you either one of these if you desire. I would suggest that you write Mr. &, A. Thomas, Executive Secretary, Kansas High School Athletic Association, Federal Reserve Building, Topeka, Kansas, to inquire about a job. He is in touch with most of the openings in Kansas high schools and should be able to give you good service. I am sure that you will be able to secure a position. By the way, Mr. ‘Je C, Harmon, Principal, Argentine High School, 22 Ruby Avenue, Kansas City 3, Kensas, is looking for a coach. I am going down to Argentine Friday and I will recommend him to youe I sugzest that you write to hin. I am glad that you met mé good friend, C/Sp. Hayes. He is a good fellow, I am very fond of him. Sincerely, Director of Physical Bducation, Varsity Basketball Coach FCA: 1m Ence 2 CM ae dhaidel Zp e Sg Bake tL. J Poke wok of pos cay a Se ee - Os ws fe ms September 28, 1945 Lt. John H. Glenn, USNR Carrier Qualification Training Unit Naval Air Operational Training Command U.S. Naval Air Station Glenview, Tllinois Dear Johnny: I am tickled to death that hotnte C. Lonborg II is planning on enrolling in Kgnsas University this Fall. I shall write to Dutch and give him my very best wishes. Jareand Jill are still with us and Milton is here from his last assignment at Harvard. Bob flew ina week or so ago on his way to Frisco, ,his quarters now. Neither of the boys will be out for eighteen months and Milton is stationed at St, Louis. I'm having my first meeting with the basketball: _ boya this Monday and althougih I cannot promise you as good a team as when we played Southern California, perhaps in a year or two we will be back to the same old teams. : : : The campus is very pretty this fall with all its beautiful foliage and attractive coeds lining the sidewalks. The enrollment has increased and we have 278 veterans back so the wmiversity is getting back to prewar days quite rapidly. : : - With all good wishes, I am Yours very sincerely, Director of Physical Education, Varsity Basketball Coach FCA: lia “ FILE NO. NM29-8/ CARRIER QUALIFICATION TRAINING UNIT NAVAL AIR OPERATIONAL TRAINING COMMAND U. S. NAVAL AIR STATION GLENVIEW, ILLINOIS September 25, 1945 Dr. Forrest C, Allen, Varisty Basketball Coach, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Dr. Allen; Unofficially,I am pleased to inform you that Dutch Lonborg's son, Arthur C, Lonborg II, is planning on enrolling at the University of Kansas next fall, As you might expect, he is an exceptionally fine boy, well liked by his high school classmates, weighs over 200 lbs., and should this year make the first team in basketball and baseball. I have enjoyed receiving the "Rebounds" very much, Even though the war is over and mustering out is now in progress, I do hope you will find it possible in some way to keep the spirit of your letter to K, U. men alive. Nothing is too good for Navy men, consequently, we are moving South to Pensacola, Florida, for the winter. The move will take place some time during the next 5 to 6 weeks. Kindest personal regards to you and Mrs. Allen, September ll, 1945 ‘Kansas City 3, Missouri Dear Frank: = Thank you very mush for your innit letter of Sept. 8, 1945. I noticed a picture in the Kansas City Star of the new Vice President of Central High School, Mr. Guemple. It was a very nice picture and I enjoyed seeing your physiognomy portrayed so affably. I am glad, too, that Bill and Roger‘s. transcripts have been sent to the University. I will check on thes tomorrow to see if they have arrived and will write ; I shall be glad to handle all of the details regarding Bill and rs roommates, and rooms, etc. You tell Gach Ga ee ater andes a WANG ‘ess a A, Wes ce Oe Se Iassure oe ee them. I want to assure you: thet 1 Wi he eating ak & mee see that Bill and Réger are on a position on our varsity basketball team. It will be good to have the Guemples routing for us, and at the game time routing for some of your own boys. Feel perfectly free to come see me at any time, and assure the boys I want to help them in every way possible. With all good wishes in your administrative work and wishing to be remembered to ys. Guemple, I an, | Siticurely yours, Forres s Allen — : Director, Physical Education Varsity Basketball Coach PCA smed October 26, 1945 Mr. Jim Grieves | United Press Associations 600 City Bank Building Kansas City 8, Missourd Dear Jim: Thanks for sending me the story on the National Collegtate drive on the gamblers. Gordon Sabine, a Wisconsin University, man, who is on our Kansan staff sent this over to me at my ss! office immediately when it came over the wires and he wanted a statement. The whole doggone story is nothing but a lot of lip serviee without anything having been dwem but talk. I do not want, of course, that statement quoted but it is prima facia evidence that neitizer Dr. “ilbur Smith nor Tug Wilson have done anything but talk. . If Judge Landis, the National Czar of Baseball, had.to fit the gamblers from early morning to late at night to keep them from literally “eating-up" the ball park then what can each institution do when they have done nothing. Wilson said the job was up to each institution. "Cure gambling at the site of the game and you eliminate the risk," he explain-. - ed. "We will just have to keep plugging away, outting them down where we can year by year until the menace is stamped out." Now isn't that something? The gamblers I am te lking about are professional gamblers who are getting more bold because the growth of athletics and crowded attendance is increasing immensely. Where you have high interest and excitement that is where the gamblers thrive. So disgusted was I at the statement of these two men and at the little or nothing that they have done to stamp it out that I will make not statement which he can print. No comment until they actually do something about the A curtailnent of gambling on college campuses and gridiimons : ‘This is the only statement that I care to make to you at this time. Yours very sincerely, ‘ Direotor of Physical Education, Vaysity Basketball Coach FCA:ln “Glartted ress esoctations CORPORATED '!N NEW YORK GENERAL OFFICES NEWS BUILDING NEW YORK CITY Written from KANSAS CITY, MO., BUREAU SOORRAL OST Srepe— 600 CITY BANK BLDG. Oct. 24, 1945 Mr. Forrest C. Allen Head Basketball Coach University of Kansas Dear Phog: Saved the encloged piece that moved over the United Press wire to send to you. I have | talked with yee before about gambling in collegiate athletics and thought you might appreciste knowing what action is being undertaken. Arpreciate hearing from you about Tug Wilson's comments and any that you might add yourself. Best ~“— ‘ | v4. v February ll, 1946 Lt. Comdr, John He Glenn, US NeR. NeAsAeSe, Saufley Field Pensacola, Florida Dear Johns Thanks for vour nice letter of the 4th instant, and also for the clipping regarding our mutual good friend John Buescher. I enjoyed reading the clipping and do assure you that a great personal friend of mine, John Glenn, did a very worthy and appreciative act in recommending the thin man to us. Not only ‘did John Glenn recommend, but he delivered the thin man to us. I am sending your letter on to Mitt from which I know he will derive plenty of information, but much pleasures | Regarding our basketball team, we lost one of our star hot shots, Gib '- Stramel, who was sent to se@ duty last week, but Ray Evans is coming in for this second semester, for which the enrollment is starting today. Jack Ballard is coming in after our Nebraska game, which is Friday of this week. I am sending you a schedule which will give you the dates of our remaining games, The Nebraska game is the 15th,instead of the 16th=--a typigraphical error. 3 : “While a lot of shifting and changes will have to be made in the eleventh hour, I still believe we will be as strong by acquiring Ray Evans as we were when we lost Stramel, Stramel was just learning ovr system and the loss of him balanced against the last minute shift of new men just about equalizes things, Do not thing that I am selling Evans short because he will make a tremendous contribution, but the smooth working team work which we desire is bound to be -amnullified to a certain extent by new men coming in at the last hour and the old man dropping oute _ The Fifth District N.eCsAsAs has a committee which may decide it is not necessary for any of the Big Six teams to meet Oklahoma A, & NM. if they, in their opinion, consider that A. & M. is superior to any of the Big Six teams. So the terrific lacing that they gave us in the early season may hold up and they may be the selection. When you are playing a seven-foot giant like Kurland, it takes a lot out of youe This is his last year and, personally, we will be glad when he is gone, Our record with Iba stands at nine wins and six losses, so we still have three up on him, We have not tried to maintain big time teams during the war, but now that the war is over Mr. Iba and I may renew our warse I hope that it will be possible for you to come back to our environs some- time after you are discharged and renew old acquaintances and friendships, and, incidentally, to witness a few of these torrid round ball games. Yrs. Allen, Jane, Hoot, and Jill all send their kindest regards. With every good wish, I am Sincerely, ES lbllgs LEI : drepter seh Peusit*goneusetto™ U.S. NAVAL AUXILIARY AIR STATION SAUFLEY FIELD NAVAL AIR TRAINING BASES PENSACOLA, FLORIDA 4 February 1946 Dr. F. C. Allen 831 Louisana Street Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Dr. Allen, I am enclosing a clipping which recently avpeared in the Illinoian Star which I thought would be of interest to you and Mrs, Allen. Had a nice letter from Mit several weeks azo regerding my doing some rushing for K.U. in Chicago. However, being in uniform and 1,000 miles from the shores of Lake Michigan, I trust that Mit understands my situation, Although I am eligible to be placed on inactive duty on 15 February, I am being retained for an indefinite period. I am enjoying my duty very much as Executive Officer here at Saufley Field, and have recently taken up golf which has given me an opportunity to enjoy all of Florida's sunshine which I hseve been reading about for so many years. Have been watching with interest your 1946 team and would like to see the post-season game arranged with Oklahoma A&M. Since Charlie Black is getting stronger each game and with the remainder of the team getting accustomed to the Allen system, I am sure that the Cowboys will be in for a full evening. Kindest personal regards to you and Mrs. Allen. hn H. Glenn, ieut.Comdr., USNR.